Re: Weird hardware problem... Windows won't install
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:35:25 +0000, Pan <noaddress@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>Hi everybody
>
>I've recently brought a set of new parts to upgrade my old Athlon 750
>computer, essentially a new motherboard, processor, power supply, RAM and
>video card. I actually brought two of each, a family member wanted a new
>system as well and we agreed that it would make sense to buy the same.
>Anyway, after minor teething problems with his, it's now operational.
>However, I'm having major problems with mine. None of them as explained
>below occurred on the other machine I built, which has identical core
>components.
>
>The components I brought for the upgrade are as follows:-
>
>Gigabyte K8NS Pro Motherboard
>AMD Semptron 3300+ Processor
>Levicom 450W PSU
>Leadtek A6600GT Graphics Card
>Two Corsair 512MB Memory Modules (Packaged Together Retail)
>
>After upgrading the machine, there seems to be no immediate problem with
>it. However, when I try to install Windows XP Professional, things start
>to go wrong. When I approach the stage in which the hard disk is
>formatted, one of the following always occurs
>
>1) Blue screen "PFN_LIST_CORRUPT" error 2) Blue screen
>"PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" 3) Blue screen "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" 4)
>Blue screen "BAD_POOL_CALLER"
>5) Blue screen error with no distinct error message 5) Immediate reboot
>without warning
>
>At times, the system has crashed in one of these ways even before the hard
>disk formatting stage is reached. But it normally occurs immediately after
>a file format has been chosen. Errors 1 and 3 are the most common from
>what I've seen.
>
>I have absolutely no idea what the problem is. I've never seen anything
>like this. For debugging purposes, I've tried all of the following.
>
>1) I ran the memtest86 tool to test all the memory on the system. No
>errors were found after several passes.
>
>2) The installation problem nearly always occurs at the hard disk
>preparation stage. Therefore, I attempted every combination of IDE device
>(The only type I'm using) connection I could think of and still the
>problem persisted.
>
>3) I stripped the system to a bare bones configuration to try and find out
>what was causing the problem. The error still occurred even at this time.
>
>4) Upgraded the BIOS to the latest revision. No effect
>
>5) Used a LiveCD to access both hard disks manually and read/write. No
>problems at all in doing so. The system booted fine with the LiveCD too,
>Knoppix is the one I was using.
>
>6) Switched the graphics card from the order with one I had previously.
>This didn't make any difference.
>
>7) Removed each RAM chip and ran the system with one or the other. Changed
>memory slots on the motherboard for each, no effect whatsoever.
>
>8) Tried installing the OS with a different CD-ROM drive and onto a
>different hard disk. No difference.
>
>At this stage, I'm open to suggestion. I have no idea *what* the problem
>could be. I assume it must be hardware related, perhaps the motherboard
>and/or processor is faulty. It could be the power supply too, but I doubt
>it given the situation. Does anybody have any idea of what it could be?
>
>I've heard that changing the voltages to the RAM or processor has solved
>problems like this before. But I'm very sceptical about trying this since
>the items are under warranty and would rather avoid it if it's risky. But
>if anybody has any additional information about this, I'd be interested to
>hear from you.
>
>Thanks
>
>Regards,
>
>Pan
Look in pc health and see what the voltages are. My first guess would
be the power supply; I don't care what the wattage number is on a
power supply, if I've never heard of the brand I'm not buying it.
Swap supplies and see what happens.
.
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